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3 Things That Could Move the US Stock Market in July


To put it mildly, the first half of 2020 was quite a roller-coaster ride for investors. After plunging into a bear market faster than ever before, the major benchmarks rebounded sharply in April and May, only to cool off a bit as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified in June. In all, the S&P 500 is only 3.5% lower than where it started the year, but it's been far more turbulent than this figure implies.

As we head into the second half of the year, it's reasonable to expect less of a wild ride than we've seen thus far, but that doesn't exactly mean that we're likely to see smooth sailing for investors. The pandemic is still ongoing and there are more questions than answers when we try to look ahead to the future.

With that in mind, as we head into July, here are three big questions on investors' minds and how they could move the market.

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Source Fool.com


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